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Celebrate With Me: CSN Giveaway

**This giveaway is now closed. Thank you to all who entered!**

When CSN contacted me recently about hosting another giveaway on Bon Chic Bon Gastronimique, I said of course! And it could not have come at a better time: this morning when I visited my blog's dashboard, I noticed that I've finally reached one hundred followers! Why not celebrate with a giveaway, right? If you aren't familiar with CSN, that needs to change! They're an online mega-shop, with 200 stores, featuring everything from lights to beautiful handbags. Although I unfortunately can't win my own giveaway, I went ahead and picked out some things I would like from CSN's website.

They have a great selection of lamps, and I really need one so I can read in our (currently poorly lit) living room. This one would do the trick!

I've also been daydreaming about a brightly colored bag like this.

Finally, despite the fact that it would be terrible for my waistline, I would love to have a deep fryer. This one would be great, and it's less than fifty bucks!

Okay, so there's got to be something you're itching to buy right? Well the lovely people at CSN are offering a $45 promotional code to any of their 200 stores!

Here's how to enter:-You must be a US or Canadian citizen.-You must be a public follower of Bon Chic Bon Gastronomique (and tell me how you follow)-Leave a comment on this post telling me a blogging tip you've learned since you've started blogging.-Leave a valid e-mail address so I can contact you.

This giveaway will be open until 12:00 midnight, central time, on Wednesday, March 9, 2011.

100 Followers! Congratulations! My best blogging tip would be to stay true to your voice. I want people who know me to say, ' reading your blog I can hear you saying it', and I want people who don't know me to feel the same way. When bloggers try to mimic what they want to be, instead of who they are it definitely translates.

I'm an official GFC follower now! My blogging tip is to keep things organized by setting up posts in advance and timing them to run at specific times. It makes keeping up with daily posts so much easier!

My best tip I've learned is to focus on one or two topics and stick with them. No one (except your mom) wants to read about your recipes, workouts, craft projects, work troubles, wallpapering fiasco, trip to Chicago, etc. ETC! Stick with one or two at the most (fitness and recipes, or just crafts) and you'll get more followers who stay and read religiously!beastbunny at hotmail dot com

Congrats on 100 followers (I've been trying to crack 75 for oh, a year now - lol!). I follow with GFC! My best tip is to schedule posts - that has saved my hide so many times. I'm still learning though.... :o)

US Resident - Check!GFC follower - Check!Tip - Try to respond to people that leave a comment on a post. If they are spending a little time to say hi, take a moment and wave back :o)Tiffanyblingandsparkle(at)hotmail(dot)comhttp://clothedcommuter.blogspot.com/

yay! congratulations! i'm a public follower through google connect. i think one of the most important suggestions i can give about blogging is to take the time to thoughtfully reply to comments. As a reader it's wonderful to feel a sense of interaction with the blogger!

Bonjour Shea!I am definitely a US resident.I think I am following you through Google and/or Bloglovin'.I don't have a blog myself, but I have tried a ton of the recipes you have recommended since July and... yum! Our stomachs are definitely friends :)

I’m an ice cream-obsessed working mom living in the suburbs of Kansas City (go Royals!). I created Shea Lennon as a fashion and lifestyle resource for busy, stylish women on a budget. I share articles that showcase affordable, attainable style, recipes, and other lifestyle ideas to help you live a more creative life.